Of course, and we all know how much that was. So, for R* this is completely pointless for them to have this feature. Hell, they could create new DLC and still have made a profit if they gave that away for free.

Hahaa.. True. Was my first poll post. Learned simple things like more than 2 choices would be better and there is no need to put 'poll' in the title as it's automated. Have no idea why one choice was italic though. Maybe you were simply right?

Micro transactions should have no place in online games, for advancement in single player mode won't bother anyone.

I would completely argue against them if there was no private lobbies as well as limited lobbies and you were forced to play with the players that took advantage of MT's. I personally think they have more of a "useful" bearing without fudging the balance with other players in SP. I understood why R* included them given the grind for leveling and such and maybe they'd rather have people purchase these than exploit glitches/bugs and so forth.

Though, you can wish/hope in one hand and crap in the other and see what happens first Thankfully, I've never run into any crazy players over 110 and even so - Switch Lobbies or run a private one. As mentioned previously, I dig OPTIONS. Doesn't mean they have to be taken by you is all.

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Not a fan of MT's that offer shortcuts in a full price game but alas what can we do. Would have been less annoying if the payouts weren't fucked.....though I don't feel bad using the cheaty money because of this factor.

Are the micro-transactions even back up yet? All I see in the Xbox Games store tab on the pause menu is the Airship, Beach Bum update and the Capture update.

This seems to be the gist. Even if people DID pay for them, which wasn't a lot anyway - The "effects" aren't present therefore making the whole thing so far null and void. NOBODY has been in the game with the MT progress on a character.

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Some people don't sit at home all day living with their parents and have hours upon hours to sit grinding games to earn cash. So if someone has a full time job and they want to exchange their hard earned cash for in game cash then it's up to them.

You can't spend it on car mods or weapons until you unlock them anyway. So it's not even a pay-to-win scenario.

I don't see why it bothers anybody. At all...

As far as i'm concerned, the only people who complain about them are the people that can't afford them and need to ask mummy to borrow her credit card lol.

Some people don't sit at home all day living with their parents and have hours upon hours to sit grinding games to earn cash. So if someone has a full time job and they want to exchange their hard earned cash for in game cash then it's up to them.

You can't spend it on car mods or weapons until you unlock them anyway. So it's not even a pay-to-win scenario.

I don't see why it bothers anybody. At all...

As far as i'm concerned, the only people who complain about them are the people that can't afford them and need to ask mummy to borrow her credit card lol.

LMAO!! I'm in agreement mainly b/c as said - you're truly not forced into buying 'em and even so R* stated they were meant as options for people who don't get to play as much and just want to have fun. So technically, they CAN pay to level up but overall, it doesn't quite unbalance the "Playing Field" being that it mostly ends up as a major Free Roam Free For All.
Myself and many others have put in legit time/effort for current rankings. Point being is even purchasing these would be a waste of time since it doesn't make you any better or harder to kill in the game. It just offers more opportunities to kill them and have them drop their precious ammo

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Yeah, Ass Creed isn't really my thing, but wanted to try Black Flag on One. Thief on the other hand is pre-ordered!

Top Man!

And back on topic; the poll now has 2 votes that GTAO would be BETTER with MCTs. I know some people believe that they dont affect it either way, but how can a game ever be better for them? Would one of the two who voted like to explain?

And back on topic; the poll now has 2 votes that GTAO would be BETTER with MCTs. I know some people believe that they dont affect it either way, but how can a game ever be better for them? Would one of the two who voted like to explain?

I didn't vote b/c I don't see their direct "result" on the game so far. Being it's optional and has no official bearing on "Skill", it's like McDonalds now selling Tofu Burgers on the side. Everyone would start looking at it as a "push" to phase out the bad (tasty) stuff.

I honestly would have NO official knowledge of MT's in GTA if they weren't bashed so much on forums. Given all the glitchers, how would you be able to tell an MT buyer from a glitcher?

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I didn't vote b/c I don't see their direct "result" on the game so far. Being it's optional and has no official bearing on "Skill", it's like McDonalds now selling Tofu Burgers on the side. Everyone would start looking at it as a "push" to phase out the bad (tasty) stuff.

I honestly would have NO official knowledge of MT's in GTA if they weren't bashed so much on forums. Given all the glitchers, how would you be able to tell an MT buyer from a glitcher?

I must admit that the one thing GTA does have over others, is that cash-walls are not included on every virtual payment screen.

As far as i'm concerned, the only people who complain about them are the people that can't afford them and need to ask mummy to borrow her credit card lol.

That's a shortsighted way of looking at it... IMO microtransactions are an ugly phenomenon, that of course directs game developers to weigh the in-game rewards more and more to a point where it would be tempting to pay up. To say "if you don't want 'em, just don't buy 'em" is immensely ignorant. It's not a question of not having the cash - I wouldn't even notice those few euros missing from my bank account. But I simply refuse to pay, out of general principle.